> implies centralized issuance, account freezing, and programmable expiry. Bitcoin has none of these.
That is your opinion. Federal governments have been using all kinds of currency since hundreds of years and this is just another tool under their "compliance" belt.
> Here's how Bitcoin actually works for privacy without permission:
lol. Don't let chatgpt write things for you. Use your own brain. None of those things are private once you do your own research.
> Lightning provides instant, onion-routed payments
LN is not BTC. You have never done a payment in monero, otherwise you would know that people don't "wait 20 minutes" for paying a coffee or small things. They want for more confirmations for larger values where the loss is considerable.
On that chatgpt case of paying at a clinic they have your identification. You are owing them money, wether it takes 20 minutes of 20 days they know that they will be paid. That is not even a realistic situation at all.
Just try it once.
Unlike fedcoins that often use slavery-based mining farms in China, Monero can be mined right now with your laptop:
https://gupax.io/